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Champaign Unit 4 Board Clarifies Active Shooter Drill Exemptions
The Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education clarified how parents can opt their students out of active shooter drills during a meeting held Monday night.
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Champaign County Waives Late Fees On Some Court Charges During Amnesty Week
The Champaign County Circuit Clerk's office is dropping collection and late fees on all criminal and traffic cases, this week only, during the office's third annual Amnesty Week.
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Federal Food Program May Be Inequitable For Rural Child Care Providers, New U Of I Study Finds
The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program reimburses child care providers for serving up nutritious foods to children in their care. It serves more than 4.2 million U.S. children each day, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But a new University of Illinois study finds the program may be inequitable for rural child care providers.
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This Scientist Spends His Time Hunting For Creatures Other People Flee — Snakes
Only a few of the more than 40 snake species in Missouri are venomous, including the one Ben Jellen is looking for: the copperhead.
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Illini End Nonconference Road Losing Streak 31-23 Over UConn
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Illinois passed its first road test on Saturday. Brandon Peters set career highs, throwing for 225 yards and four touchdowns as the Illini overcame an early 13-point deficit to beat UConn 31-23.
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Registration Begins For Champaign County Electronics Recycling
Online registration for the upcoming Fall Residential Electronics Collection Event for Champaign County begins Monday September 9 at 8:00am.
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Calls For More Restrictions On Vaping In Illinois
There are rising calls for tighter restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes in Illinois. They come as another death linked to vaping was reported this week.
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In Old Theatres, Some See Hope For Renewal
Across the country, local residents are working to restore rundown theatres to their old luster, often with the hope that their community will benefit as well.
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IDOC To Implement New Policy To Prevent Arbitrary Censorship Of Books
The Illinois Department of Corrections will implement a new publication review policy in October. The change comes after staff at the Danville Correctional Center removed more than 200 books from a college-in-prison program’s library at the facility earlier this year.
IDOC Director Rob Jeffreys said the intention of the new policy is to prevent any arbitrary acts of censorship from playing out at state prisons.
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Illinois Issues: TIF—The Swiss-Army Knife Development Tool
Analysis: University of Illinois Springfield Distinguished Public Finance Professor Kenneth Kriz co-edited a book that documents the evolution of tax increment financing, an economic and community development method widely used across the country, including in Illinois, which has more than 1,400 TIF districts in over 500 municipalities. Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development: Uses, Structures, and Impacts was recently published by SUNY Press.